Kwon Young-Guen M0000045

North Korean victims
Name (KOR)
권영근
Name (JPN)
クォン・ヨングン
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age when taken
28
Age group when taken
20s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Worker at the Korean War Construction Company
Type of occupation
  • Industrial Worker
Date of birth
May 26, 1966
Year of birth
1960s: 1966
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
70-ban, Musan-eup, Musan-gun, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.2268528

Longitude: 129.2126038

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Date when taken
Jul 10, 1994
Year when taken
1990s: 1994
Country where taken
China
Province where taken
Jilin
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 43.107066

Longitude: 129.0852154

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Near the Northeast Hotel on Henan Street
Type of place where taken
Hotel/Hostel
Description of disappearance
He was arrested by the Yanji police.
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Chilsung Custom House, Musan-gun, North Hamgong, North Korea
Place of second detention
MSS in Musan-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of second detention
3 months (July-October 1994)
Place of third detention
Kwanliso
Period of third detention
October 1994-
Additional information on third detention
His mother found out about his detainment when she was being interrogated by MSS agents
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 42.262506

Longitude: 129.211313

Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)